All posts by Richard Kirkendall

Dear Valued Customers, I am writing you to tell you about a recent breach involving our shared hosting systems. The breach was a result of a custom solution that our team implemented. The exploitation was very limited and only affected a total of 12 domains (we have close to 10 million domains on our platform). … Continue reading Update on Recent Hosting Breach→

Addendum – Post has been edited to include additional commentary. At Namecheap, we see both sides of the free speech consideration. On the one hand, we cannot be the ones censoring content, unpopular though it may be. On the other hand, and without question, the content appearing on the DailyStormer.lol is highly offensive, even more … Continue reading Inciting Violence vs Freedom of Speech (Edited)→

I believe in Net Neutrality in its purest sense. To me, it means very limited government oversight over the Internet. Right now, a handful of corporations control most of the Internet Provider Services (ISPs) in the US. These corporate monopolies have no motivation to look after the best interests of their customers because they have … Continue reading Namecheap CEO Explains Support for Net Neutrality→

At Namecheap, we firmly believe in privacy, security, freedom and equal treatment for all web users. We believe that all netizens deserve to access the content that they want, when they want it, without government or unsanctioned corporate interference. With a laptop and a domain name, ideas and dreams become business realities with the Internet’s … Continue reading Namecheap’s Ongoing Support For Net Neutrality→

In today’s world we live so much of our lives online. We stay in contact with our friends. We shop online. We manage our finances online. And we run our businesses online. The security of our online world is of utmost importance to us, as individuals and as business owners. At Namecheap, your security is … Continue reading Authy based 2-Factor Authentication Is Coming!→

Dear Valued Clients, It is with great regret that we must report the following: today we experienced a security incident where correct procedure by one of our support reps was not followed. This led to the account of one of our client’s VPS accounts being compromised. For this, we sincerely apologize. This isolated event was … Continue reading Social Engineering Issue→

“It’s a combination of education and advocacy that lets regular people get involved in these pressing fights for liberty.” – Rainey Reitman, EFF Activism Director Namecheap’s fifth annual MoveYourDomainDay happens on February 2 this year. What Is MoveYourDomainDay? MoveYourDomainDay is an event we created 5 years ago in response to the growing threats against … Continue reading MoveYourDomainDay 2016→

Wow, has it really been 15 years already? I guess time really does fly when you’re having fun. :) I still remember the day when the idea first popped into my head. I was registering some domains at an old, slow as molasses, legacy registrar and frustrated with the process of registering and managing domains. … Continue reading A Birthday Message from Namecheap’s Founder→

At Namecheap, our vision is a free and open internet, and customers are our first priority. We constantly strive to provide best-in-class products and services that meet customer needs. To that end, we’re excited to tell you about our new offering: Apps. In Apps, you’ll find the convenient, seamless tools to build a web presence … Continue reading The Tools You Need→